Japan Academy

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The Japan Academy is a prestigious Japanese institution that honors and supports outstanding achievements in academic research and scholarship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic institution
learned society
associatedWith Imperial Household of Japan
Science Council of Japan
awards Duke of Edinburgh Prize
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
Japan Academy Prize
category Learned societies of Japan
National academies of sciences
Organizations based in Tokyo
country Japan
established 1879
fieldOfWork engineering
humanities
mathematics
medicine
natural sciences
social sciences
foundedBy Government of Japan
fundedBy Government of Japan
hasBuilding Japan Academy building in Ueno
hasHonoraryMember foreign scholar
hasLogo emblem of the Japan Academy
hasMember associate member
full member
honors outstanding achievements in academic research
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
locatedIn Tokyo
Ueno Park
maximumNumberOfMembers 150
memberSelectionMethod election by existing members
nativeName 日本学士院
parentOrganization Cabinet Office of Japan
predecessor Imperial Academy
Tokyo Academy
purpose promotion of academic research
recognition of outstanding scholarly achievements
reorganizedAs Imperial Academy
Japan Academy
reorganizedIn 1906
1947
shortName JA
supports scholarly activities
website https://www.japan-acad.go.jp


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